When teaching or using MFR it is important to understand what the tissues are communicating to us. Should you compress or roll on swollen tissues? This is when the MFR principle of indirect before direct comes into play…

Fascia thrives on variety. Yin Yoga gently stretches larger areas of the body, while myofascial release works more specifically. Different approaches, yet both speaking to the same system. Discover why combining them can support supple tissue, balanced tension and a deeper shift into rest and digest.

Releasing fascia can also free the flow of energy along our meridian pathways. We can weave myofascial release and acupressure into a deeply nourishing practice for the body-mind, nervous system & emotional regulation.

Let's look at the connection of fascia and the nervous system through the interoception and how we can use practices such as Yin Yoga or myofascial release to get in contact with our fascia.

Why you should care about Fascia? Well, since it is found almost everywhere in your body, connecting your sense of outer and inner world, absorbing stress and facilitating smooth movement you should take a moment to care about fascia and learn what you can do to keep it supple and healthy!

Have you heard of Myo-Yin? This combined practice of self-myofascial release (self-MFR) with Yin Yoga feels fantastic. A mindful approach and beautiful tool to nourish your tissues and release tension. Today I show you how to release tension from the temporal area and jaw.